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Causes of Altered Level of Consciousness GCS < 7 - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Brain Involvement - Hemispheric
Causes of Altered ... Involvement - Brain ... Herniation • Brain ... stem Lesion Brain ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Typical features of meningitis vs. Encephalitis 

Meningitis is inflammation of the subarachnoid space, the fluid bathing
fluid bathing the brain ... Most common causes ... inflammation of the brain ... Most common causes
Causes of Seizures - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Unprovoked - Epilepsy:
 • Focal: Simple, Complex
 • Generalized: Absence,
Causes of Seizures ... Tumor, Traumatic brain ... Encephalitis, Brain ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Alice in Wonderland Syndrome
What? Metamorphophsia - Distortions of the visual perceptions with changes in size (micro
(Many causes!) ... * (most common cause ... encephalitis) • Brain
Algorithm for evaluating multiple ring-enhancing lesions in immunocompetent (HIV negative)

#ringenhancing #lesions #cns #brain #diagnosis #differential #algorithm
#lesions #cns #brain ... differential #algorithm #causes
Predisposing Conditions and Microbial Isolates in Patients with Brain Abscess.

#Brain #Abscess #Pathogens #Diagnosis #Differential #Causes #NEJM
Patients with Brain ... #Brain #Abscess ... #Differential #Causes
Gerstmann Syndrome
1) Finger agnosia - Inability to name their own fingers, affecting both sides
2) Right-left confusion
able to copy Causes ... : Stroke (main cause ... ), Traumatic Brain
The Dementia Umbrella

Dementia is an umbrella term that describes a collection of symptoms that are caused
symptoms that are caused ... affecting the brain ... day tasks, and brain
The rationale for aggressive treatment of generalized status epilepticus was described previously here.  In short,
epilepticus which may cause ... permanent brain ... Aside from the brain ... epilepticus may cause
MAGIC DR – a handy mnemonic used to remember the potential causes of a cerebral ring
the potential causes ... RingEnhancing #Lesions #Brain